Cream separator



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sppueaasn November 14. 1932, serial No". am

' comme. (casio-51.5)

. Our invention relates to a cream separator that is especially designed for use inconnection with milk bottlesfor removing the body of cream that accumulates on top of the body of milk contained within thebottle and the principal ob-.

jects of our `invention are, to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the existing forms of similar devices,'to provide a cream separator, and remover that is `relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and which is constructed so that it may be easily and quickly taken apart l. and cleansed so as to be maintained in sanitary condition.

A further object of our invention is, to provide a cream separator and remover that may be conveniently manipulated with one hand and a part of the device being constructed so that when detached from Ithe otherl parts it may be c oni veniently used as a cap for closing the mouth refrigerator or cooling closet. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view our invention consists in certain novel featuresl of constructiony and arrangements of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which: Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a cream separator and remover constructed in accordance with our invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross `section taken on the line 2-2 and showing the device positioned for use in the neck and upper portion of the milk bottle.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 2 and .showing the upper part of theldevice detached from the lower part and positioned foifusey as a cap or closure for the mouth of the bottle.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken lengthwise through the center of a modiiled form of th device.

Referring by numerals to the' accompanying drawing and particularly to the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive and which illustrate a preferred embodiment of vour invention, 10 designates a disc of metal of sufllcient size to cover and entirely close the mouth of the oi a milk bottle while thesame is stored in al concentric therewith. is a short tubular member 13, the lower portion 14 of ,which is slightly larger in' diameter than the upper' portio and the intermediate portion of the wall of rsaid member 13 between -the upper and lower por' 5.

tions of diiferent diameters, is tapered as designatedby 15.

f The upper portionof a tubular body member 16, having the same diameter as the upper portion ot tubular member 13, is adapted to slide 10 into and out of the lower portion 14 of tubular member 13 and the-upper end of the outer face v of said tubularI member 16 is beveled as designated by 17 in order to be received and ilt snugly nated by 18 in order to be received and ilt snugly within a correspondingly tapered intermediate 20` portion 19 of a cap 20.' The lower portiony of the circular wall of this cap has the same diameter as the tubular body member 16 and the vupper portion- 21 of said cap is-slightly increased in' diameter so as to have a sliding ilt with the 26 lower end portion ot tubular member 16.

The lower end of cap 20 is closed by a plate 22 in the center of which is formed an aperture 23a When the device constructed as just described 30' is assembled for use, the upper portion of tubuvlar body member 16 is inserted in' the lower portion 14 of tubular member 13, and the lower end ot said tubular body member 16 receives they upper portion 21 of cap 20. l :i5

The hollow cylindrical body comprising the parts 20, 16 and 13. is now slowly inserted through the mouth of a milk bottle with aperture 12 open and the body of creamr on top of the body of milk will flow through' aperture 20, there- 40 by filling or partially illling the chamber within the cylindrical body and when the disc `10 rests upon the lip of the bottle, a linger is pressed on top ofthe center of said disc so as to close 45 aperturev 12, thereby cutting oi! the admission of air to the upper end of the chamber within the hollow body of the device 4and said device is now lifted from the bottle, with the illling of cream that entered the chamber within the hollow body 50 through the opening 23. 'Ihe lower end of the deviceV is nowplaced over a mutable container and upon removal of the nger from the aperture 12, the removed cream will discharge linto the receptacle through opening 23.

Allparts of the creamremoving device may befrom one another.

,other metal or suitable enamel.

In order to provide a cap or closure for the I milk bottle after the creamhas been removed,

vthe upper-member of the device and which comprises the disc 10 and tubular member 13, may be detached from the upper end of tubular body member 16 and placed over the mouth of the.

, bottle and within the upper portion of the mouth thereof, las illustrated in Fig. 3.. A

'I'he modied form of device illustrated in Fig.

' 4 is composed vof butI two parts. 'I'he -upper part comprises a disc 10, having a'downwardly curved marginal flange ll and a centrally arranged aperture 12e.

Secured to and depending from the central portion of the disc is a tubular member 13, having its lower portion 14.n slightly increased .in diameter and that portion of theV wall that connects the upper and lower portions of different diameters being tapered as designated by 15S.

'I'he lower member comprises a cup 20,l the upper portion of which is adapted to slide into and out of the lower portion 14a of the upper member and the outer face of the upper portion of the wall of said lower member is tapered or beveled as designated by 20h, so as to be received and` t snugly against the inner face of the tapered portion 15.

The lower end pf cup 20* is closed by a plate 22, in the center of which is formed a cream inlet `opening 23".

Thus it 'will be seen that we have provided 'a cream separator and 'remover that is relatively simple in cdnstructiominexpensive of manufacture and which has the desirable feature of being readily taken' apart in order that all parts ofthe device may be readily closed and sterilized and therebymaintained in a sanitary condition.

It will be understood that minor changes in*` the size,`form. and construction of the various parts of our improved cream separator may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth inthe appended claims.

We claim as our invention:v

1l A cream remover comprising a disc having its marginal portion bent downward to form a. curved flange that is adapted'to encircle and enclose the lip on the mouth of a standard milk bottle, there being an openingformed in the center of said disc, a tube secured to and depending from the underside of said disc, the lower .portion of which tube is slightly increased in diameter, there being an 'internally arranged inclined shoulder formed betweenv the portions of said tube of different diameters,va cup having its -upper end removably seated in the lower 'enlarged portion of said tube, the upper edge of the wall of which cup` is beveled inwardly so as to it snugly against the inclined shoulder within. said tube and form a smooth joint between the inner faces of the walls of said tube and cup, and there being an opening formed in the bottom of said cup.

2. A cream remover comprising a disc having its marginal portion bent downward to form a curved ange that is adapted to encircle and enclose the lip on the mouth of a standard milk bottle, 'there ,being lan opening formed in the center of said disc, a short tubular collar secured to and depending from the underside of said disc,

the lower portion of which collar is slightly increased in diameter, the shoulder between the portions of said collar of different diameters being inclined a tube having its upper end removably seated in the enlargedlower portion of said collar, the upper edge of the wall of said tube being beveled inwardly so as to t snugly against the inclined shoulder between fthe upper portion of said collar 'an dthe enlarged lower portion thereof v, and provide a smooth joint between the inner faces of the lwalls Aof said collar and tube, a cupl removably seated on the lower end of said tube,

th upper portion of which cup is slightly venlarged in diameter to receive the lower end of said tube, the lower end of the wall of said tube being beveled inwardly so as to ilt snugly against the shoulder between the lower 4portion lof the cup, and the enlarged upper portion thereof and form a smooth joint between the inner faces of the walls yof said tube yand cup, and there being an K opening formedv in the center of the bottom of said cup.

EMU.. W. SCHNEPP.- LOUIS W. SCHNEPP. 

